Texas Megachurch Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to Decades-Old Child Sex Abuse Charges
Robert Morris, founder of a major Texas megachurch and former Trump evangelical advisor, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of child sexual abuse spanning years—and Americans deserve answers about how such abuses go unchecked within powerful religious institutions.
When leaders entrusted with spiritual guidance exploit that trust to commit heinous crimes, it demands rigorous accountability—especially when those crimes involve the most vulnerable among us. Robert Preston Morris, founder and former senior pastor of Gateway Church in Texas, acknowledged this grim reality Thursday by pleading guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child dating back to the early 1980s.The abuse began in 1982 when Morris was a traveling evangelist and victim Cindy Clemishire was just 12 years old. Over the next four years, he exploited his position to traumatize her deeply, shattering not only her...
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